Mobile app uses real-time satellite data to strengthen forest and land rights
The app will provide weekly satellite deforestation data in 17 tropical countries including Brazil.
More mothers working in England than two decades ago - official data
Flexible working practices and shared parental leave have made it easier for fathers to share childcare.
UAE law targets sexual harassment, forced labour
Law includes prohibitions on sexual harassment, forced labour and the employment of domestic workers under 18
India turns to tech with online portal to end child labour
India's 2011 census found over 4 million labourers aged between five and 14, but campaigners say millions more are at risk
Young girls abused in south Indian temple rituals - rights commission
Rituals involve the girls being dressed as brides and then having their dresses removed "virtually leaving them naked"
Powering homes, saving water: could evaporation be the next renewable energy?
Evaporation from U.S. lakes and reservoirs could generate almost 70 percent of the country's current power output, say scientists.